Poker Cheat Sheet

Hand Rankings

Starting Hands

Poker Odds

Position Strategy

1. Royal Flush

♥

A, K, Q, J, 10 of same suit

Odds: 1 in 649,740

2. Straight Flush

♠

Five sequential cards of same suit

Odds: 1 in 72,193

3. Four of a Kind

♠

♥

♦

♣

♥

Four cards of same rank

Odds: 1 in 4,165

4. Full House

♠

♥

♦

♠

♣

Three of a kind + a pair

Odds: 1 in 694

5. Flush

♦

Five cards of same suit

Odds: 1 in 509

6. Straight

♣

♦

♠

♥

♣

Five sequential cards of mixed suits

Odds: 1 in 255

7. Three of a Kind

♠

♥

♦

♠

♦

Three cards of same rank

Odds: 1 in 47

8. Two Pair

♠

♥

♣

♦

♠

Two different pairs

Odds: 1 in 21

9. One Pair

♥

♣

♠

♦

♣

One pair of same rank

Odds: 1 in 2.5

10. High Card

♠

♦

♣

♥

♠

No matching cards

Odds: 1 in 1

Drawing Odds (After Flop)

Draw Type	Outs	Turn	River	Turn+River
Flush Draw	9	19%	20%	35%
Open-Ended Straight	8	17%	17%	31%
Gutshot Straight	4	9%	9%	17%
Set to Full House/Quads	7	15%	15%	28%
Two Pair to Full House	4	9%	9%	17%
Flush + Straight Draw	15	32%	33%	54%
One Overcard	3	6%	7%	13%
Two Overcards	6	13%	13%	24%

Preflop Match-Up Odds

Hand vs Hand	Win %
AA vs KK	82% - 18%
AA vs AK suited	87% - 13%
KK vs QQ	82% - 18%
KK vs AK	70% - 30%
AK vs QQ	46% - 54%
AK vs AQ	75% - 25%
AK suited vs AK offsuit	60% - 40%
22 vs AK	54% - 46%
Pair vs Two Overcards	55% - 45%
Pair vs Lower Pair	82% - 18%

Quick Odds Calculation

Rule of 2 and 4

After flop: Multiply outs by 4 for turn+river odds
After turn: Multiply outs by 2 for river odds
Example: 9 outs on flop = ~36% to hit by river

Pot Odds Formula

Pot Odds = Call Amount / (Pot + Call Amount)

If your equity % > pot odds %, call is profitable

Counting Outs

Flush Draw: 9 outs

Open-Ended Straight: 8 outs

Gutshot Straight: 4 outs

Set to Full House: 7 outs

One Pair to Two Pair: 6 outs

One Pair to Trips: 2 outs

Two Overcards: 6 outs

Backdoor Flush: 1.5 outs

Remember:

Don't count outs that might give your opponent a better hand!

Table Positions

UTG

Early

UTG+1

Early

Middle

Late

BTN

Late

Small Blind

Big Blind

Early Position (UTG, UTG+1)

Play Tight

Premium hands only (AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK)
Raise 3-4x big blind
Fold marginal hands
Be prepared to fold to 3-bets with JJ or worse

Middle Position (MP, HJ)

Play Selectively

Add TT, AQ, AJs, KQs to your range
Consider position relative to aggressive players
Raise 3x big blind
Start considering pot odds for calls

Late Position (CO, BTN)

Play Aggressively

Widen range significantly (99+, AJ+, KQ, suited connectors)
Steal blinds with a wide range
Raise 2.5-3x big blind
Re-steal against late position raisers
Button is the most profitable position

Blinds (SB, BB)

Play Defensively

Defend BB with wider range when facing small raises
SB should play tighter than BB (awkward position post-flop)
Consider squeeze plays with premium hands
Don't defend too much with weak holdings

Position-Based Strategy

Position	VPIP Range	Key Advantage
Early	10-15%	Premium hand value
Middle	15-20%	Balanced play
Late	25-35%	Information advantage
Blinds	15-25%	Pot odds for calls